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1 false
fo:ls1) (not true; not correct: He made a false statement to the police.) falsk, feilaktig, usann2) (not genuine; intended to deceive: She has a false passport.) uekte, falsk3) (artificial: false teeth.) kunstig, falsk4) (not loyal: false friends.) falsk, svikefull, bedragersk•- falsify
- falsification
- falsity
- false alarm
- false startfalsk--------uekte--------usannIadj. \/fɔːls\/, \/fɒls\/1) falsk, usann, feilaktig, uriktig, ubegrunnet2) falsk, bedragersk, løgnaktig, utro, hyklersk3) falsk, uekte, forfalsket4) løs-, skinn-, falskskuffen har falsk bunn, skuffen har dobbel bunnkatten gjorde et skinnangrep mot skjæra som var nesten like stor som ham selv5) falsk, illusorisk6) ( foranstilt) forklaring: brukt i navn på planter, dyr og edelsteiner som har en overfladisk likhet med det genuine objektetbe false to one's word ikke stå ved sitt ord, svikte sitt løftefalse imprisonment urettmessig frihetsberøvelsefalse scent villsporfalse start tjuvstart komme galt utfalse step feiltrinn( overført) feiltrinn, fadese, uklok handlingfalse to utro motgive false witness ( jus) vitne falskput somebody in a false position sette noen i en uheldig stillingsail under false colours ( også overført) seile under falskt flaggIIadv. \/fɔːls\/, \/fɒls\/bare i uttrykkplay false spille falsktplay somebody false bedra noen -
2 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) farge2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) -farge3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) (hud)farge4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) fargerikdom2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) farge-, kulørt3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) farge(legge), male, legge/sette farge på- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) farget, neger- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying coloursfargeIsubst. \/ˈkʌlə\/ eller color1) farge, kulør, koloritt (også overført)2) farge-3) (ansikts)farge, kulør, teint, rødme4) skinn, skjær5) ( musikk) klangfarge6) art, beskaffenhet, slagchange colour skifte farge, bli blek rødmethe colour magazines den kulørte ukepressencolours ( sport) farger (karakteristisk farget emblem eller kjennemerke, f.eks. bånd, lue, drakt, e.l.) flagg, fanecome off with flying colours klare seg med glans, greie noe med glansdesert one's colours desertere ( litterært) begå fanefluktfly the colours flagge, seile underfresh colours klare fargerget\/gain a colour få farge, bli brunget\/win one's colours komme på første kull (på universitet e.l.)give a false colour to forfalske, gi en farget fremstilling av, gi en farget skildring avgive\/lend colour to a thing gi et visst preg av sannsynlighethave a high colour være rødmussetincompatible colours skjærende fargerinconspicuous colours diskré fargerjoin the colours melde seg under fanene (dvs. bli soldat)let's see the colour of your money! ( hverdagslig) sett i gang og bla opp!, kom hit med pengene!lose colour bli bleklower one's colours ( overført) stryke flaggnail one's colours to the mast stå steilt (på sitt), ikke vike fra standpunktet sittnot see the colour of a person's money ( hverdagslig) ikke se snurten av pengene til noen, ikke få et rødt øre av noenpaint something in bright\/dark colours skildre (fremstille e.l.) noe i lyse\/mørke fargersee a thing in its true colours se noe i sitt rette lysserve the colours tjene sitt landserve with the colours tjene under fanene (dvs. være soldat)show one's colours tone flagg, vise farge, bekjenne kulørshow one's true colours eller come out in one's true colours vise sitt sanne jegstick to one's colours ( overført) holde fanen høyt (hevet)turn colour skifte fargeunder colour of under påskudd av, under foregivende avunder false colours under falskt flaggIIverb \/ˈkʌlə\/ eller color1) farge, fargelegge, kolorere, male, legge farge på, sette farge på2) ( overført) farge, fargelegge, overdrive, pynte på, sette kulør på, forskjønne, smykke, prege, sette preg på3) få farge, skifte farge, rødme4) dekke over, gjøre plausibel -
3 sail
seil 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) seil2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) seilas/-tur3) (an arm of a windmill.) vinge2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) seile2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) seile, navigere3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) seile4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) seile, reise5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) seile på6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) seile, sveve; klare med glans•- sailing
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- sailor
- in full sailseil--------seilasIsubst. \/seɪl\/1) seil2) skip, seilfartøy, seilbåt3) seilas, seiling, seiltur4) ( på vindmølle) (mølle)vinge5) ( i ubåt) kommandotårnat\/in\/under full sail eller (with) all sails set (out) eller with crowded sails for fulle seileasy sail småseilget under sail avseilego for a sail ta en seilturin full sail for fulle seilin\/under sail under seilmake sail sette flere seilmake\/set sail sette seilmake\/set sail for sette kursen for, avseile tilpress sail ( sjøfart) sette til alle seilSail ho! skip o'hoi!shorten sail ta rev i seilenestrike sail stryke seil ( overført) gi tapttake in sail berge seil ( overført) slå av på takten, senke ambisjonene sinetrim one's sails to the wind vende kappen etter vindentrim the sails trimme seilene, kantsette seilenewith flowing sails ( sjøfart) med avfirte skjøterIIverb \/seɪl\/1) ( om fartøy) seile, avseile, gå2) sveve, fly, seile, skride3) seile på, befare4) navigere, styrebe out sailing være på seiltursail before the wind seile i medvindsail close-hauled seile kloss til vinden, ligge tett på eller ved vindensail close to the wind ( sjøfart) seile (tett) opp mot vinden (overført, nedsettende) være på grensen, gå nesten over streken, tøye grensenesail for avseile til, gå tilsail home the winner ( hverdagslig) komme inn som nummer en, seire lettsail in gå energisk i gang sette i gang å skjelle ut komme skridende, komme seilendesail into gå løs på, kaste seg overskjelle ut, kjefte på angripe, kritisere sterktsail into harbour seile i havnsail through something greie noe lekende lett, seile (lett) gjennom noesail under false colours ( også overført) seile under falskt flagg, føre falskt flagg
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